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Financier

One serving has 336 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin E (27%), riboflavin (22%) and copper (20%). Ready in 28 minutes.

Financier
Photo: Kikaineko, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 13 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (82 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, honey, nut

Ingredients

  • 18 g Butter, unsalted
  • 15 g Almond flour
  • 18 g Sugar, powdered
  • 8 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Egg whites, raw
  • 3 g Honey

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a small pan and cook over medium heat, swirling, until it turns golden brown and smells nutty; cool slightly.
  2. Whisk the almond flour, powdered sugar and flour together, then whisk in the egg whites until smooth.
  3. Whisk in the honey and the browned butter, including the browned bits.
  4. Pour into small buttered moulds and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 12-15 minutes until golden and springy.
  5. Cool briefly before unmoulding.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy336 kcal16%
Carbohydrates29.5 g
Water22.6 mL
Fiber1.7 g6%
Protein6.4 g13%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.22 g
Isoleucine0.27 g
Leucine0.5 g
Lysine0.28 g
Methionine0.13 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.36 g
Tyrosine0.2 g
Valine0.33 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat22.6 g
Monounsaturated9.2 g
Polyunsaturated2.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.2 g
Saturated9.7 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol38.7 mg
Calcium42.7 mg4%
Copper0.18 mg20%
Iron0.91 mg5%
Magnesium44.6 mg14%
Manganese0.34 mg19%
Phosphorus88.2 mg13%
Potassium146 mg3%
Selenium7.5 µg14%
Sodium38.7 mg
Zinc0.53 mg7%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.09 mg8%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.24 mg22%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1 mg7%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.14 mg3%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.02 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)23.4 µg6%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.05 µg2%
Choline11.5 mg3%
Vitamin A123 µg18%
Vitamin C0.02 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E4 mg27%
Vitamin K1.3 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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